Climate & Environment

Eamon Ryan to travel to Paris to co-chair International Energy Agency meeting

Conference will focus on the commitment to transition away from fossil fuels, as agreed at COP28

Ryan was elected co-chair of the event in March of last year and will lead the talks alongside the French minister for energy, Agnès Pannier-Runacher. Picture: Department of Environment, Climate and Communications

Eamon Ryan, the minister with responsibility for climate and energy, will travel to Paris to co-chair the 2024 International Energy Agency (IEA) ministerial this week.

The conference, which will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, will see climate ministers from all over the world gather to discuss a host of environmental issues - most notably the global “transition away” from fossil fuels, as agreed at COP28.

Ryan was elected co-chair of the event in March of last year and will lead the talks alongside the French minister for energy, Agnès Pannier-Runacher.